The human identity is rooted in several different traits, but none do the job better than our trait of growing on a consistent basis. This progressive approach, on its own, has got the world to hit upon some huge milestones, with technology emerging as quite a major member of the stated group. The reason why we hold technology in such a high regard is, by and large, predicated upon its skill-set, which ushered us towards a reality that nobody could have ever imagined otherwise. Nevertheless, if we look beyond the surface for one second, it will become abundantly clear how the whole runner was also very much inspired from the way we applied those skills across a real world environment. The latter component, in fact, did a lot to give the creation a spectrum-wide presence, and as a result, initiated a full-blown tech revolution. Of course, the next thing this revolution did was to scale up the human experience through some outright unique avenues, but even after achieving a feat so notable, technology will somehow continue to bring forth the right goods. The same has turned more and more evident in recent times, and assuming one new construction-themed development ends up with the desired impact, it will only put that trend on a higher pedestal moving forward.

allGeo by Abaqus, a leader in mid and enterprise-level field service and workforce management solutions, has officially announced a new integration with Viewpoint’s Vista™ and Spectrum™ Construction Software to facilitate time and job cost tracking across the construction industry. Talk about the whole development on a slightly deeper level, we begin from its ability to generate insights in the context of payroll management and advanced job costing. Owing to these insights, businesses should be able to simplify the very idea of certified payroll tracking so to let you better manage your finances. Furthermore, the integration can also come in handy when the agenda is to ensure proper compliance with labor regulations across the board. Next up, we must dig into the integration’s comprehensive pay code management capabilities, where it promises to manage, on your behalf, an assortment of pay codes including regular, overtime, double overtime, PTO, bereavement, and more. Such a feature becomes instantly useful, if you consider its value in conceiving accurate payroll processing, as well as in accommodating diverse employee needs. Then, we have the prospect of real-time labor allocation. Now, the centerpiece idea here is that, by enabling users to allocate their labor costing on the go, the integration will give them a chance of factoring in more immediate conditions. This in turn, can bolster their operations’ relevance, and the wider management of projects. Moving on, the development in question also has the necessary means to offer you completely automated dispatching of jobs & work order. With no manual effort required whatsoever, this particular feature will aim to effectively streamline the entire project initiation and task allocation process.

“At Claypool, we use ADP for payroll and Viewpoint as our ERP system and we needed a time tracking solution that would be able to verify our technician’s presence at the job site, help them record time & labor details in the field, and sync that data with all our other systems.” said Micah Riggenbach, Chief Financial Officer at Claypool Electric. “allGeo helped us seamlessly automate this process and I believe it will transform the way we run our business.”

Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack, considering we still haven’t discussed how the stated integration will even have a say in enhancing your approach towards data processing. This packs together a straightforward intake of data, which is closely followed by a similarly simple processing stage. As a whole, the arrangement then leads to smooth payroll processing with ADP and job costing in Viewpoint. Rounding up the highlights is a set of flexible time logging options that pave the way for employees to live log or use custom mobile timesheets to record hours, and accommodate various work scenarios.

Turning our attention to what makes Abaqus an ideal partner for such an effort, the answer resides in its ability to help businesses automate their field service operations and dramatically improve their employee productivity, payroll savings, and profitability. This, in practice, the company has achieved through products & tools such as scheduling, time clock, tracking & monitoring, mileage, dispatch messaging, mobile forms, events based alerts, and reporting. Catering to both the mid-size business market and enterprise customers, Abaqus further delivers at your disposal the required infrastructure for resource tracking, time & attendance, electronic visit verification, lone worker safety, load tracking, inspection and audit logs, etc. To compliment the same, it also boasts compatibility with connectors like Quickbooks, Zapier, PayChex, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Hubspot, Zoho, ADP, Microsoft Dynamics, and now of course, Viewpoint. Abaqus excellence in what it does can even be validated once you consider it has achieved an estimated 98% reduction in the timeframe for report preparation, as compared to those traditional manual methods. On top of it, the company’s proprietary technology has also managed to instigate a sizeable 95% uptick in timesheet accuracy, a 90% increase in payroll processing, and a 40% improvement across employee productivity.

As for Viewpoint, founded way back in 1976, it has its credentials rooted in empowering construction teams to share, track, and manage all project documents such as bids, submittals, approvals, punch lists, field data, work orders, and audits in real-time, and guess what, it lets you do all of that from any location. On a broader scale, the company software strategies pledge to ensure that your team has the right tools to handle all matters of project management, cost management, scheduling, communication, accounting, and so much more. At present, over 8,000 clients across the globe trust Viewpoint to optimize their construction operations, the list including names like Gentoo, Copley, Designer Group, Skanska, Vinci Construction, Cadogan, Turner & Townsend, and Colmore Tang Construction etc. In case you still need more convincing, then it might be worth our while to mention the recognition Viewpoint has earned in recent years. For instance, in 2023 alone, the company won Mobile Technology of the Year, and Digital Construction Project of the Year awards. One year prior to that, it had secured Collaboration Product of the Year Award, something which followed up on a host of other laurels.

“The construction industry is rapidly evolving, necessitating advanced solutions for time tracking, payroll, and job costing. Our collaboration with Viewpoint is a significant milestone, offering our customers an integrated solution that ensures precise time tracking and comprehensive job costing, thereby boosting overall productivity for our customers,” said Shailendra Jain, CEO of Abaqus.